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Wordful Wednesday ~ I Am a Broken Record

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I’m the first to admit that when it comes to my kids I. am. a. broken. record.

I do realize this.

It’s always the same refrain.

My kids are growing up too fast. Why can’t I slow down time?

I take pictures of my kids and even though I see them in real time I see them seconds later frozen digitally and it hits me all over again how quickly they are growing up.

My girls look like teenagers…..

My 6 year old even looks like a teenager in this picture.

I have these conversations in my head that go something like this, “it’s OK. They are supposed to grow up. Remember when you couldn’t wait for them to start talking in real sentences? Remember? You wanted THIS!”

And then I have a whispered conversation {a real one} like this one when my youngest crawls into my bed at 4 in the morning:

Me: “Did you have trouble sleeping?”

John: “No.”

Me: “Did you have a bad dream?”

John: “No.”

Me: “Then why are you here?”

John: “Because I missed you and Daddy.”

And I’m reminded that I’m being given little moments of time with my babies back. Because Someone, somewhere knows that this mama isn’t ready to give up her babies completely….just. quite. yet.

Do you sometimes wish you could turn back time, too?

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About Angie

Angie is a CRAFT dabbling, recipe making, WORD loving, sunshine hording, book DEVOURING, Mama to a lot! She's kind of in love with Instagram right now, so if you want her attention, go find here there. {smiling}

Very cute, Angie! I love this set and think it’s one of the more versatile ones of the Halloween sets. Someone told me not to invset in any Halloween sets, because the holiday is so short-lived. What do you think?

I think about my kids growing up and then I think about what it is like now for my own parents to watch their grand kids grow up right before their eyes. The passage of time is a crazy thing. Your kids are gorgeous Angie!!

The day I started at Clorox as a tmaropery employee, Clorox was attending the 3 day Pathways session. Someone was kind enough to introduce me to Angie. Angie left a lasting impression on me. I am now a permanent full time employee. I look forward to utilizing the skills and tools I have learned from our POIS meetings, in my work life as well as my home life. I look forward to the upcoming sessions. It is an honor to receive a personal message from you!

Oh mama, you are singing my song. I sing that broken record song all the time too. They do grow up too fast. They seem so grown and then they’ll come up and hug you for no reason and say, “Mommy, I wove you.” Love those moments!

I hear you! Most of the time I just really wish I could go back & cherish those moments just a little longer- capture more of those memories that I didn’t at the time. It’s bittersweet for sure- tougher than anything I ever thought I would go through.

I wonder where the past 2 and a half years have gone with my little one, but I REALLY wonder how my niece got to be 16?!?! She has her driver’s license now and comes over to babysit my toddler and I can’t help but think “I remember you being born and …. wasn’t that just yesterday?”
Always love the photos of your kids, they have such great smiles

I wish it constantly. Constantly. I see my oldest and it breaks my heart that sometimes I genuinely cannot remember her at 4. I cannot remember things about them and it hurts. Sure, I can consult a baby book (probably for the first child only because after that there’re barely even pictures of the other two, let alone stats). When she hits me with attitude, yes, I want to stop the clock. When they argue, I want to turn back time to when they were inseparable, crying if the other was not around.

Your girls are so very beautiful, Angie. All of your children are, but that picture of the girls? They give us little glimpses into what they’ll be like as teens but still. I can see how/why you’d want to stop time.

With my twins, they are my babies so I think I’ve noticed their milestones more, both because it’s two doing it at once and because there isn’t another baby distracting me from what they are doing. When they were born I had 5 kids 5 years and under and so many things are a blur…….I wish I could go back as I am now and enjoy many moments that I was to tired to before…..

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I found you and I put your button back on on my blog! How are you? I knew you couldn’t stay away long. You go girl. I have a few meme’s myself now like Show Off Tuesdays where you can show off your give-aways and reviews. You know how we’re always looking for comments on our reviews well, here’s a place where you can tell people where they’re at. I also run Monday’s Music Moves Me. So if you feel like rockin stop by! Great to see you again. Thanks for sharing your photos. Dang your kids are getting big & beautiful. Have a great day!

I feel the same way every time I look at my kids. How did this happen? Where are my babies? And then, on rare occasions, I get a glimpse of them again. Sigh. It’s hard to let go of the baby in them, even when they’re busy becoming pretty cool big people.